Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: i2c: dw9714: Disable the regulator when the driver fails to probe
When the driver fails to probe, we will get the following splat:
[ 59.305988] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 59.306417] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 395 at drivers/regulator/core.c:2257 _regulator_put+0x3ec/0x4e0
[ 59.310345] RIP: 0010:_regulator_put+0x3ec/0x4e0
[ 59.318362] Call Trace:
[ 59.318582] <TASK>
[ 59.318765] regulator_put+0x1f/0x30
[ 59.319058] devres_release_group+0x319/0x3d0
[ 59.319420] i2c_device_probe+0x766/0x940
Fix this by disabling the regulator in error handling.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.18 | 5.18.3 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |